NGC 4618

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NGC 4618 is a distorted barred dwarf galaxy in the constellation Canes Venatici. The galaxy is formally classified as a Sm galaxy, which means that its structure vaguely resembles the structure of spiral galaxies.

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Image: ESA/Hubble & NASA, I. Karachentsev, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.